RE: [ATM] re: electro plating nickel

[vorblesnak@peak.org]

In one of the articles from Scientific American from about 1930 or 1940,
they talk about using stainless for a mirror.  The one thing I remember is
the statement, "lead is to stainless as pitch is to glass".  I will try
and find the article on my CDRom of such things and I will post it.

BTB: Based on the post by Mel with his discussions with Waineo, I suspect
the real issue is preventing loose grit.

David Davis
Toledo, OR

>> 	I went through a fruitless exercise with all the big plating houses
>> in Toronto trying to get stainless components with a 4X finish chromium
>> plated - - - - I was told by all of them that it couldn't be done.
>
>
>> 	If I were to entertain a metal mirror, aluminium would be my first
>> choice because of its' ease of manufacture, The caveat with aluminium is
>> you
>> do not make a metal mirror as you would a glass one. Glass is worked
>> through
>> a crushing action whereas aluminium is an abrasive process.
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